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Podcast 185.0: Anticoagulation Reversal

Core EM

Comparison between Prothrombin Complex Concentrate (PCC) and Fresh Frozen Plasma (FFP) for the Urgent Reversal of Warfarin in Patients with Mechanical Heart Valves in a Tertiary Care Cardiac Center. Iran J Pharm Res. 2015;14(3):877-885. Fariborz Farsad B, Golpira R, Najafi H, et al.

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Anticoagulation Reversal

Core EM

Background Around 6 million people in the U.S. 2017 ACC Expert Consensus Decision Pathway on Management of Bleeding in Patients on Oral Anticoagulants: A Report of the American College of Cardiology Task Force on Expert Consensus Decision Pathways. Background Around 6 million people in the U.S.

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Data Café Insights: Whole Blood and PRBC Usage

ESO

They received fewer PRBCs, fresh frozen plasma (FFP), and platelets across their LOS, while total units and volumes were similar. Balance resuscitation strategy, often in a 1:1:1 ratio of PRBCs with fresh frozen plasma and platelets.

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Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP)

Core EM

Joly, 2017; Sawler, 2020) Fresh frozen plasma (FFP) (contains ADMTS-13) may be used to supplement ADAMTS-13 if there is a delay in initiating TPE in the emergency department (i.e. The first TPE session should be completed prior to administration of any biologic therapies.

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Best Practices for Upper Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage

ACEP Now

Fresh frozen plasma, or FFP, should only be given to cirrhotic patients as part of the massive transfusion protocol in cases of profound hypotension, as “patients with cirrhosis rarely have true enzymatic hypocoagulability, and FFP may worsen bleeding due to over-resuscitation and dilution of coagulation factors.”

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Guideline Update: Acute Lower GI Bleeding

EMDocs

For patients on VKAs to prevent stroke in nonvalvular atrial fibrillation who require reversal, 4-factor prothrombin complex concentrate (PCC) is preferred to fresh frozen plasma (FFP) because of the rapidity of INR reduction (Conditional recommendation, very low-quality evidence).

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REBEL Core Cast 108.0 – Angioedema

REBEL EM

Fresh frozen plasma for progressive and refractory angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor-induced angioedema. Read More EMCrit: Podcast 145 – Awake Intubation Lecture from SMACC ERCast: Angioedema References: BaĹź M et al. A randomized trial of icatibant in ACE-inhibitor-induced angioedema. N Engl J Med. 2015; 372(5):418-25.